Mentoring offer #1
$100 OFF per month – NOW $295/month!
That’s $1,200 off of the year!

Includes 6 online 90 minute mentoring sessions and either a shoot with you or a shoot with me Wirkshop (within the continental US, travel expenses up to $500 are included, anything over is extra) – United States Only.
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Mentoring offer #2
$50 OFF per month – NOW $245/month!
That’s $600 off of the year!

Includes 12 online 90 minute mentoring sessions. (available for either US or International students – does not include a Shoot with you or Shoot with me Wirkshop.)

]]>http://www.wirkshopseries.com/black-friday-cyber-monday-sale/feed/0Mentor Session Special! Buy two get one free!http://www.wirkshopseries.com/mentor-session-special-buy-two-get-on-free/
http://www.wirkshopseries.com/mentor-session-special-buy-two-get-on-free/#respondWed, 26 Sep 2018 18:11:46 +0000http://www.wirkshopseries.com/?p=619Need a creative kick in the butt to get through the late season burnout? Let’s find ways to take your storytelling and seeing to a new level.

I’ll be honest. When we first hatched the idea of teaming up with Camp Encourage, a camp for kids on the Autism spectrum, for Camp Wirkshop the idea of wanting to give back with as a workshop was not the sole purpose we had in mind. Brandon Parigo and I first were introduced to Camp Encourage a few years ago when they hired him to do a documentary video for them for use at their annual fund raising gala. I simply tagged along to do still photos. I had little idea what being Autistic really meant and I even less of an idea how being around these kids and part of this camp would effect me. Seeing what this organization does for these children is nothing but astounding. On the surface they play games, cook smores, go zip lining, horseback riding and swim but this camp is way more than that. This camp encourages self confidence, and changes these kids many of which have never slept away from home their entire lives.

To see how these kids open up from day one to the end of camp is nothing short of amazing. They seem to leave a little bit different. It was awesome to watch and it was a story we wanted to tell. It only made sense to tell those stories on a bigger scale than just what Brandon and I could do so Camp Wirkshop was born. The idea was simple. Let’s make a workshop for photographers that helps them learn how to tell better stories visually. As photographers there is only so much of the story we can tell. It is an inherent problem with photographs. While a single still image is powerful it can lack the addition of sound like video can offer. Thing is most photographers have little interest in doing video, me included, but need the ability to tell better stories. That is where the use of multi-media comes in. The perfect blend of powerful still images and audio capture put together into a short film can move mountains. The films our students worked so hard on to make while at camp ended up being shown at Camp Encourage’s S’mores and Pours fund raising event and helped the camp to raise over $35,000 for the camp. To know that all of our work literally paid off ended up being so much more than we expected out of this Wirkshop.

In the end Camp Encourage surprised us all with what it gave us. Most importantly it gave us all purpose.

It also gave us an experience beyond any workshop I have ever attended. We knew this was going to an adventure. I mean how could it not with 11 strangers all living and sleeping in a one room cabin in bunk beds for a week? I was honestly a bit nervous how this would go as it is something I have never done before. I had thoughts of how are we going to do this? There is one shower, one bathroom, and 11 people. I never went to summer camp as a kid so that most likely contributed to my concern but in the end that cabin, those people, are what made this such an incredible experience. I can’t imagine having more fun if we all had our own rooms. We started as a group of photographers and left as a family. Wouldn’t change anything.

We laughed, we cried, we sweat(a lot), ate every meal together, and left better people, better photographers, better friends, and better storytellers.

If you are wanting to up your documentary photography game and learn to tell better stories and think the idea of sharing a one room cabin with 11 people sounds exciting then join us for the 2nd Camp Wirkshop in Kansas City, Missouri July 18th-22nd 2018.

We are excited to announce the second Camp Wirkshop. A photography workshop that gives back.

Go back in time to summer camp and join us for an intense multi-media story-telling learning experience that will fill your heart.

Attendee’s will spend the week embedded inside Camp Encourage, a summer camp for kids on the Autism spectrum. While there, students of Camp Wirkshop will practice honing their documentary storytelling photography talents all the while diving into a story assignment that will end with the creation of a multimedia film involving still photographs, audio capture, and interview. All the photography and films produced from the Wirkshop will then be given to Camp Encourage to help them further spread their message of encouragement and support for kids with Autism.

]]>http://www.wirkshopseries.com/camp-wirkshop-2018/feed/0London one day Wirkshop | March 15th 2017- SPECIAL LAST MINUTE ELEVATE SPECIAL PRICE NOW AVAILABLE!http://www.wirkshopseries.com/london-one-day-wirkshop-march-15th-2017/
http://www.wirkshopseries.com/london-one-day-wirkshop-march-15th-2017/#respondMon, 16 Jan 2017 04:57:31 +0000http://www.wirkshopseries.com/?p=472Tyler is exited to be returning to London, England in March to speak at the Elevate Conference and to host a one day Wirkshop on applying the documentary mindset to wedding photography.

Join Tyler for this one day Wirkshop that will challenge the way you think about wedding photography and your own work.

This one day Wirkshop, taught by Tyler Wirken, will be a full day rooted around the art of the moment. Instruction will be classroom based with a presentation by Tyler on his photojournalism background and how and why he integrates that into his weddings.

Topics will focus on the idea of taking a hands off approach to documenting weddings and why it is important and will range from-
-how to simplify your use of camera gear and master the art of capturing fleeting moments
-Using light, moment, composition to build the perfect image
-how to mentally handle all parts of a wedding day and find the best image possible in any given situation
-Why getting the right clients is paramount to success
-how to plan the wedding day with your clients to provide the proper environment that breeds moments. Learn to take control of the wedding schedule not the other way around.

Please note this workshop will consist of a day full of classroom type lecture and will not be involving any live shooting or personal critique of students. It is a day to learn a different approach to wedding photography and how to achieve it.

Day one will consist of mainly classroom instruction by Tyler touching on his photojournalism background and how he integrates that into his weddings and portrait shoots.

Day one topics will focus on the idea of taking a hands off approach to documenting weddings and families following photojournalism ethics and why it is so important.

Topics will range from-

-mastering the art of capturing fleeting moments technically

-Using light, moment, composition to build the perfect image

-how to mentally handle the day and find the best image possible in any given situation.

Day two will be spent on review of each student’s wedding work, which will lead to open discussions and lessons that will apply, not only to the individual, but to the group as a whole allowing Tyler the opportunity identify areas of individual improvement. This class is open to photographers of all styles including portrait, family, and wedding. Due to this class being such an intimate one on one experience it is limited to no more than

9 students max.

Cost:

Day one only for one person- $595

Day two only for one person- $795

Both days combo deal for one person- $995

50% retainer required at registration via payal with the balance to be paid by Jan. 2 2017.

]]>http://www.wirkshopseries.com/new-wirkshop-announcement-kansas-city-jan-78-2017/feed/1How I did it | Behind the scenes of how Tyler made his favorite image from Christina and Eric’s wedding in Charlotte, North Carolinahttp://www.wirkshopseries.com/how-i-did-it-behind-the-scenes-of-how-tyler-made-his-favorite-image-from-christina-and-erics-wedding-in-charlotte-north-carolina/
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Hello everyone!! Nice to be back on the Wirkshop Series page. Life has been super busy around here full of shooting weddings and helping photographers around the world with our mentor sessions but I am happy to be updating this page.

Today I decided to get back on the blogging horse and get all of my pages updated. Over on the Wirken Photography blog I posted about Christina and Eric’s wedding in Charlotte, North Carolina which included perhaps one of my favorite images I have made to date. As I was writing that post and thinking about this particular image and what it took to make it I decided it was the perfect time to do a cross post on the Wirkshop Series page. This page is dedicated to all things photography education so it made sense so it was a win win!

Instead of making you all sit through a novel explaining how I got this shot I decided to whip out my cell phone and make a little video. This is a very raw video with no editing but it gets the job done.

I hope you enjoy this first edition of How I did it and I assure you they will be much more polished in the future.

Sit back and enjoy listening how I was able to tell the story of Christina and how much her grandmother meant to her on her wedding day. I hope you find it helpful.

Moment Bent is an online video series exploring Tyler Wirken’s process as he documents a real wedding from beginning to end. Learn from Tyler as he goes on his hunt to capture real, unrehearsed moments as they unfold.

Follow Tyler through all aspects of a live wedding. Watch as he makes his decisions, plans his attack, and captures real moments. See his successes as well as his failures as he navigates through the picture making process of storytelling wedding photography.

This webshop is a series of segments ranging from classroom instruction to live point of view footage of Tyler shooting a wedding.

]]>http://www.wirkshopseries.com/moment-bent-is-live-and-ready/feed/0One day masterclass | Delfgauw, NL | April 28th, 2016http://www.wirkshopseries.com/one-day-masterclass-delfgauw-nl-april-28th-2016/
http://www.wirkshopseries.com/one-day-masterclass-delfgauw-nl-april-28th-2016/#respondTue, 26 Jan 2016 18:59:34 +0000http://www.wirkshopseries.com/?p=399Excited to announce a new one day Wirkshop in the Netherlands! Tyler was invited to the Netherlands on the tail end of his trip to London in April. Join him for a one day that will challenge the way you shoot and think about your work.

This one day Wirkshop, taught by Tyler WIrken, will be a free flowing day rooted around the art of the moment. We will start with a short presentation by Tyler touching on his photojournalism background and how he integrates that into his weddings.
The remainder of the day will be spent on critique of each students wedding work, which will lead to open discussions and lessons that will apply, not only to the individual, but to the group as a whole.

Topics will focus on the idea of taking a hands off approach to documenting weddings and will range from-
-mastering the art of capturing fleeting moments
-Using light, moment, composition to build the perfect image
-how to mentally handle all parts of a wedding day and find the best image possible in any given situation
-as well as countless unknown topics directed to the individual being critiqued

]]>http://www.wirkshopseries.com/one-day-masterclass-delfgauw-nl-april-28th-2016/feed/0London | 2 Days | April 25-26 2016http://www.wirkshopseries.com/london-2-days-april-25-26-2016/
http://www.wirkshopseries.com/london-2-days-april-25-26-2016/#respondTue, 19 Jan 2016 06:53:42 +0000http://www.wirkshopseries.com/?p=383UPDATE- THE LONDON WIRKSHOP IS NOW OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST PLEASE DROP US AN EMAIL – INFO@WIRKENPHOTO.COM

The Wirkshop Series is excited to announce another Wirkshop for 2016!

Join Tyler in London in April for his return trip across the pond.

This two day Wirkshop, taught by Tyler Wirken, will be a free flowing day rooted around the art of the moment. Day one will consist of mainly of classroom instruction by Tyler touching on his photojournalism background and how he integrates that into his weddings.

Topics will focus on the idea of taking a hands off approach to documenting weddings and why it is so important. Topics will range from-
-mastering the art of capturing fleeting moments technically
-Using light, moment, composition to build the perfect image
-how to mentally handle the wedding day and find the best image possible in any given situation.

The day will conclude with a group live shoot to put into practice the days lessons.

Day two will be spent on critique of each students wedding work, which will lead to open discussions and lessons that will apply, not only to the individual, but to the group as a whole allowing Tyler the opportunity identify areas of individual improvement.
April 25-26th, 2015
London, UK